Means for holding symbols in frames.



M. SCHILLER. WIEANS FOR HOLDING SYMBOLS IN FRAMES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.8, |914.

Patented Apr. 13, w15.

W@ M J.. I M

MAXIMILIAN SCHILLER., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 EDWARD OPPEIII'IERT, SR., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FDR. HOLDING SYMBOLSJN FRAMES.

My invention relates to means to holdl symbols in the 'frames of belt buckles, ,pins and other devices of similar character in which letters or monograms or other symbols are employed for ornamentation, .identiicatiom and other purposes.

The object of my invention is to provide a novel, simple and efficient device of the character above mentioned in which dit ferent letters or symbols may be readily applied to or removed from the frame of the'l device, and to this end my invented device.

consists of the elements' and the combinations of them' hereinafter fully described and claimed. j

In the accompanying drawings, yillustrating'my invention, Figure 1, is a. front view of my 'improved device. Fig.- 2, is a side view thereof. 4Fig. 3, risa back view of the device. Fig. 4, is a section, on line 1r-tof Fig. 3. Fig. 5, Isla back view of the devlce, showing the symbol retaining arms in the vopen or inoperativeposition. Y Figu, is a detail showing the slottedlug to receive one of the symbol retaining arms. Fig. 7, is a detail showing the slotted lug bent to hold the symbol lretaining arm in the operative position. Fig. 8, is a detail showing a modification of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, 2 designates aL flat frame comprising top and bottom bars 3 'and end bars 5, formed integral with each other and surrounding a central opening 6' across which the letters or symbols 7 are located. This frame 2 ,as'here1n shown, 1s

ldesigned to be usedasthe-main body of a belt-buckle, but, obviously, the frame may constitute the mainfbz'ody `of an ornamentalpin or any other device in which it'iszdesired to use letters or symbols,`either ;fr ornamentation or identification or both. @The back of the top and bottom bars 3 of the frame 2 have depressions 8 therein in which retainingpins 9 are located.. rlhe top and bottom Vofthe letters o'r symbols 7 have projections 10 thereon which extend into the depressions 8 and surround theplns 9, the

Specicationof Letters Patent.

Application led August 8, 1914.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915. serial no. 855,716. y

pins 9 being suitably spaced to hold the letters7 in proper lateral relation.

Plvoted, at 11, to the back of the frame 2 are fiat arms l2 which are movable to an operative position, as shown in Fig. 3, and to an inoperative position shown in Fig. 5. 1When the arms l2 are in the operative position, they lie'iiiat against the back of the top and bottom bars 3 and against the back of the projections 10 and .thus hold the letters v7firmly in place between the walls of the de- Ymoved to the operative position shown in Fig. 3; and thelug 111 has afree end or part 15, which is adapted to be bent from the condition' shown in Fig. 6 to the condition shown in Fig. 7, or into the path of movement of the arm 12 and thus prevent it from moving from the operative position. This part 15 may be bent back to the condition shown in Fig. 6 when it is desired to again move the arm 12 to the inoperative position. As herein shown, the frame 2 is provided with a loop 16 as a means to attach it to a' part ofa belt, andthe frame 2 is alsoprovided with a pin 17 for cooperation with another part of a belt buckle.

Instead of employing the pins` 17 and a Single depression 1 8 in each bar'3, I may arrange projections 18 of the letters'7 in suitable spaced, separate depressions 19 in the bars 3, as shown in Fig. 8. .Insuch case, the opening in the projections would be dispensed with and -the lett'ers would be held properly spaced from each other by the walls 20 between the depressions 19.

Iclaim: l' 1. In a` device of the characteldescribed,

a frame having a depression Ain the-back thereof; a symbol havinga part extending into said, depression; an arm pivoted to the back of said frame and movable onfits pivot into an operative position, retaining'said part ,in said depressiomand movable into an inoperative position, -permitting the removal Ill@ , of said frame and pi'voted to said frame on a pin extending substantially at right angles to said faces; said arm being movable edge- Wise on its pivot into an operative position,

retaining said part in said depression, and movable into an inoperative position, permitting the removal of said part from said depression, and a lug on said frame having a slot therein into which said aini moves when moved to its operativeposition, said lug having a part arranged to be bent into v the path of movement of said -aini and prevent its movement from the operative position.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

y MAXIMILIAN SCHILLER. Witnessesz S. I. HARPER, A. V. GROUPE. 

